Poll: Flower Power
Flowers sometimes play a big role in movies; they can be prominent in a specific scene, or have an important meaning to the characters and the story. What is your favorite use of flowers* in a live action movie? *non-fictional flowering plants Discuss here
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Ewan McGregor in Big Fish (2003)
BIG FISH Ed declares his love for Sandra by planting a field of daffodils outside her window -
Mhairi Calvey as 'Young Murron' in Mel Gibson's movie 'Braveheart' (1995)
BRAVEHEART Murron gives a thistle to a grieving William, which he saves and later gives back to her -
Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan in The Great Gatsby (2013)
THE GREAT GATSBY Gatsby reunites with Daisy in a room filled with orchids -
Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
THE WIZARD OF OZ Dorothy falls asleep in a field of poisonous poppies -
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL The geranium plant, which symbolizes life and resurrection, appears in several scenes -
Alicia Vikander in Tulip Fever (2017)
TULIP FEVER Tulips are the center of this film, where all of Amsterdam is captivated by the rare and beautiful flower -
Ken Watanabe and Ziyi Zhang in Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA Sayuri and the Chairman stand beneath a cherry blossom tree -
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST The enchanted red rose in the Beast's castle is an integral part of the storyline -
Bill Murray and Pell James in Broken Flowers (2005)
BROKEN FLOWERS The florist creates a bunch of pink lilies and carnations for Don, one of several uses of flowers in this film -
Adaptation. (2002)
ADAPTATION John searches for a rare specimen of ghost orchid, which is used to manufacture a drug -
Pete Postlethwaite in The Town (2010)
THE TOWN Fergie arranges bouquets in a flower shop that is actually an organized crime front -
Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER The vast field of golden chrysanthemums outside the palace -
Kate Maberly and Heydon Prowse in The Secret Garden (1993)
THE SECRET GARDEN The rose flower garden is a symbol of life and hope, healing the lives of the children as it grows -
Kim Novak in Vertigo (1958)
VERTIGO Scottie follows Madeleine to the flower shop, where she buys a small bouquet -
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 1 Bella and Edward's floral wedding features roses, delphiniums, hyacinths, wisteria and many more -
Ziyi Zhang in House of Flying Daggers (2004)
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS Jin picks wildflowers on horseback and gives a bouquet to Xiao Mei -
Dreams (1990)
DREAMS In The Weeping Demon sequence, a man encounters dandelions taller than a man -
Robin Williams in What Dreams May Come (1998)
WHAT DREAMS MAY COME Jacaranda and other blue flowers are a recurring theme in this film, where they represent grief -
Meryl Streep in The Hours (2002)
THE HOURS Flowers help to connect the three stories and Virginia Woolf's novel -
In a bed of roses
AMERICAN BEAUTY Lester dreams of Angela lying in a sea of rose petals -
Flowers (2014)
FLOWERS Every week at the same time, Ane receives flower bouquets from an unknown person -
Jennifer Lawrence and Amandla Stenberg in The Hunger Games (2012)
THE HUNGER GAMES Katniss uses wildflowers to cover Rue's body; other flowers such as dandelion, honeysuckle and primrose appear throughout the film series -
Yui in Midnight Sun (2006)
TAIYÔ NO UTA (MIDNIGHT SUN) Kaoru lies in her final resting place, embedded in sunflowers -
Veronica Lazar in Last Tango in Paris (1972)
LAST TANGO IN PARIS Paul says farewell to his wife Rosa as she lies on the bed surrounded by irises -
"Dennis The Menace" Walter Matthau
DENNIS THE MENACE Everyone gathers to watch the titan arum (also known as corpse flower) bloom for the first time in forty years Added on April 20, 2020